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Design Studies gives every Boston College student access to design-thinking methods—and provides the structured academic home for completing the Design Minor.
Curious About Learning Creative Software? Get Started at the Digital Prototyping Studio
The Hatchery Makerspaces are known for physical prototyping — laser cutters, tools, materials, and hands-on making. But innovation today happens just as much on a screen as it does at . . .
Design, for Everyone: Boston College to Launch New Design Studies Minor
Design is often understood as a profession. Increasingly, however, it is recognized as a powerful process — a way of thinking that can be applied across disciplines to navigate complexity . . .
Boston College Board of Regents Tours The Hatchery Makerspaces
Since its launch in 2021, The Hatchery Makerspaces have grown into a vibrant center of creativity, experimentation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration at Boston College. From expanded tools and equipment to its . . .
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